We live in Norway. I grew up in the US, but lived in New Zealand almost half my life. I worry if my son doesn’t eat a variety of food, but I buy food from all over. Sweet potatoes from the States, corn on the cob from (of all places) Thailand…
My husband has a more emotional connection to the traditional food here and he does feel a bit hurt when he cooks something traditional and the kids don’t like it. The eat a lot of pork here and me and my little guy don’t like it. They also love to kill their food several times over. They preserve it in odd ways, like drying, pickling… even storing it with salt and/or sugar. It’s often two against one in our house when it comes to meal planning, which causes some problems. My husband likes to cook and often bullies us into his meals because of his emtional attachment to the food (Like cod’s heads, livers and tongues, lutefisk, rommegrøt…). I try to make sure there are extra veggies on the table for the little man and I because my husband only seems to think that potatoes are enough of a veg.
I just want to get him to eat food that is good for him. His tastes are changing all the time as he grows and tries things.